Of course that was not the final draft! I went to Mandi's on Thursday and sang till midnight. We even sang down the phone to Gemma. But the minute I got in my car I had forgotten the tune! Here is what I hope is the final draft:
May All The Women In The World Be Safe And Free
by Bríd Wyldearth (words) and Mandi Laugharne (musical arrangement) 2008
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May we never live in fear and misery.
Nourished and protected,
Cherished and respected,
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
And if any man has violent tendencies,
May he choose to stop before he acts
And get his kicks down other tracks.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
But if a woman suffers rape or cruelty,
May we believe her when she tells us,
May we rage and demand justice.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
If men violate our freedom or safety,
May we be heard and supported,
Empowered and comforted.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May we never live in fear and misery.
Nourished and protected,
Cherished and respected,
May all the women in the world be safe and free.
May all the children of the earth be safe and free.
May we never live in fear and misery.
Nourished and protected,
Cherished and respected,
May all the children of the earth be safe and free.
Then, on Monday, we tried recording ourselves at St Non's well. There were a number of strange things that happened on the tapes. And when we came to copy the tapes one sounded like a male ghost. On the one where we had used the well as an echo chamber, Mandi had even caught my flatness and I apologised to Gemma for complete failiure. I did however listen to them all again this morning and the first recording of Mandi solo nolonger sounded like a male ghost. So I upped the base and re-recorded it and sent it off. I am hoping that Gemma might be able to make a more professional recording and I may even manage to post it here.
I feel that I want to explain that I was shut up in school and church as a child for being tone deaf. I have since had singing lessons and even managed to sing one of my songs in public but I still have difficult following some tunes and despite going flat in places, I have actually enjoyed hearing the recordings of my voice. I shall be listening to Mandi's recording every day so that I can sing along in Trafalgar Square without risking turning everybody else flat!
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